JLPT N3 · Verb

挿す (sasu)

挿す (さす, sasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to insert; to put in”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading: さす
Romaji: sasu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to insert; to put in · godan verb, transitive
to plant (a cutting); to strike · godan verb, transitive
to arrange (flowers) · godan verb, transitive
to wear (a sword) in one's belt · godan verb, transitive
to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼はボタンの穴に花を挿した。

He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 挿す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	挿す	さす sasu
Polite (~masu)	挿します	さします sashimasu
Negative	挿さない	ささない sasanai
Polite negative	挿しません	さしません sashimasen
Past	挿した	さした sashita
Polite past	挿しました	さしました sashimashita
Negative past	挿さなかった	ささなかった sasanakatta
Te-form	挿して	さして sashite
Potential	挿せる	させる saseru
Passive	挿される	さされる sasareru
Causative	挿させる	ささせる sasaseru
Volitional	挿そう	さそう sasou
Imperative	挿せ	させ sase
Conditional (~ba)	挿せば	させば saseba

Kanji in 挿す

insert, put in, graftソウ・さ.す・はさ.む · 10 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1399830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.